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Weather Records on 15 August 1914

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1914. Highest significance: Weldon, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 1914

  • On 15 August 1914, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Weldon set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 15 August 1914.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 15 August 1914 11 station records on 15 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 15 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation55.6 mm (2.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij ZavodRussiaRecord daily precipitation41.5 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.9 C (71.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 15 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 15 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 15 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 August 1914 by timescale Records on 15 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 15 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1914 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.7. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 75 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 57
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1914
Top 11 records on 15 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 August 1914Weldon, USdaily rain55.6 mm (2.2 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)33 years31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Nerchinskij Zavod, RUdaily rain41.5 mm (1.6 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max21.9 C (71.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low max13.5 C (56.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1914La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1914
Records on 08-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 11 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21802: 11805: 11812: 11821: 11838: 21839: 11841: 11844: 11845: 31852: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11861: 31867: 11868: 21869: 11873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31895: 11896: 91897: 31898: 11899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 101903: 51904: 171905: 261906: 81907: 141908: 151909: 301910: 161911: 261912: 341913: 421914: 111915: 261916: 2231917: 321918: 231919: 221920: 591921: 551922: 861923: 1161924: 2201925: 911926: 1151927: 2231928: 2711929: 5861930: 2741931: 3511932: 3681933: 2681934: 9921935: 4141936: 8671937: 5741938: 6811939: 4501940: 3721941: 2891942: 3771943: 4261944: 6101945: 4331946: 2851947: 5591948: 3661949: 5591950: 3171951: 5971952: 5961953: 4491954: 4811955: 5391956: 3901957: 3551958: 1,0921959: 5151960: 4171961: 7041962: 1,0521963: 9721964: 1,1851965: 5351966: 3401967: 6871968: 1,0021969: 5831970: 3821971: 8991972: 6131973: 4991974: 5121975: 4901976: 1,3451977: 5501978: 8411979: 1,7881980: 7451981: 5881982: 4791983: 9551984: 6221985: 9151986: 1,2831987: 1,0981988: 1,4791989: 4951990: 7581991: 7781992: 1,6381993: 8311994: 1,0731995: 1,2981996: 9291997: 9271998: 8611999: 9562000: 9322001: 1,2542002: 1,3072003: 1,2482004: 1,4242005: 1,0672006: 9232007: 1,3172008: 9642009: 1,0382010: 1,6222011: 7702012: 6542013: 7112014: 5832015: 7592016: 7072017: 5322018: 3282019: 4352020: 1,3272021: 9002022: 6922023: 1,4142024: 7292025: 7722026: 9751793186918911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-15 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18021
18051
18121
18211
18382
18391
18411
18441
18453
18521
18541
18561
18581
18613
18671
18682
18691
18732
18751
18762
18771
18781
18791
18803
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18902
18912
18923
18933
18951
18969
18973
18981
18992
19006
19015
190210
19035
190417
190526
19068
190714
190815
190930
191016
191126
191234
191342
191411
191526
1916223
191732
191823
191922
192059
192155
192286
1923116
1924220
192591
1926115
1927223
1928271
1929586
1930274
1931351
1932368
1933268
1934992
1935414
1936867
1937574
1938681
1939450
1940372
1941289
1942377
1943426
1944610
1945433
1946285
1947559
1948366
1949559
1950317
1951597
1952596
1953449
1954481
1955539
1956390
1957355
19581,092
1959515
1960417
1961704
19621,052
1963972
19641,185
1965535
1966340
1967687
19681,002
1969583
1970382
1971899
1972613
1973499
1974512
1975490
19761,345
1977550
1978841
19791,788
1980745
1981588
1982479
1983955
1984622
1985915
19861,283
19871,098
19881,479
1989495
1990758
1991778
19921,638
1993831
19941,073
19951,298
1996929
1997927
1998861
1999956
2000932
20011,254
20021,307
20031,248
20041,424
20051,067
2006923
20071,317
2008964
20091,038
20101,622
2011770
2012654
2013711
2014583
2015759
2016707
2017532
2018328
2019435
20201,327
2021900
2022692
20231,414
2024729
2025772
2026975

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).